Watch Chris Harris tear around the Nurburgring GP in an Audi R8 GT3

Downforce, grip, and speed.

If you've always wanted to watch Chris Harris get behind the wheel of an Audi R8 V10 S-Tronic road car and Audi's new $440,000 R8 LMS Ultra GT3 race car, you're in luck. Just so we're clear from the start, he's at the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit in the video below, not the Nordschleife. I was a bit disappointed, too, but hey—life goes on.

To illustrate the often-overlooked differences between a fantastic road car and its lightweight racing cousin, Harris got the entire 'Ring GP Circuit to himself last October. Harris was quick to point out the feeling of connectedness in the R8 race car that's absent from the road car, and that was before he even left the pit garage.

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Interestingly, the R8 GT3 has less power than the R8 road car, but the combination of tons of downforce and some electronic aids helped set it apart on the track. The thunderous noise of the GT3 car also sets the two apart, but you'll find that out firsthand when you watch the video.